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Mashup Score: 0Initiatives — Social Justice Fund - 2 year(s) ago
The Social Justice Fund, made possible through a ten-year, $50 million commitment by the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation, is partnering with two Community Development Financial Institutions, Brooklyn Alliance Capital and TruFund Financial along with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce to unveil the Brook
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Mashup Score: 1Home - Weeksville - 2 year(s) ago
Weeksville Heritage Center is a Central Brooklyn historic site and cultural institution that preserves, documents and inspires engagement with Weeksville, one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America, and the Historic Hunterfly Road Houses.
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For more info on Weekesville: https://t.co/jHot3jc5dS
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Mashup Score: 303
Attendees say many people did not mask, socially distance or take other precautions recommended earlier in the pandemic.
Source: Washington PostCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @gregggonsalves: Last week, a @CDCgov spokesperson said this story was not newsworthy. Well, it sure is now. https://t.co/dzJKBqcWmQ
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Mashup Score: 128Report on medical access finds one-third of Black Americans live in ‘cardiology deserts’ - 2 year(s) ago
A new analysis illustrates the barriers to accessing cardiology care for Black Americans, who already face a disproportionate burden from heart disease.
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A recent study found that 16.8 Black Americans-roughly 1 in 3 -live in counties with little or no access to heart specialists. Most of counties that have a sizable Black populations are “cardiology deserts”concentrated in southeastern states (surprise!). https://t.co/A1TjHYez92
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Mashup Score: 75
“Legacy is an illuminating and stirring journey of a book.” —Ibram X. Kendi, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist The rousing, captivating story of a Black…
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✨I’m thrilled to reveal the cover for my new memoir LEGACY: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine!!! 📖 ✨LEGACY, published by @vikingbooks, will be coming to bookstores on January 23, 2024! ✨Please share & pre-order TODAY April 25th! ➡️ https://t.co/eVL8CJicu9 https://t.co/56eBQGIN9y
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Mashup Score: 10Rep. Frederica Wilson - 2 year(s) ago
I am honored to represent the Florida’s 17th Congressional District (Northern Miami-Dade and Southern Broward counties). I work for you. To learn more, please visit my official website at www.wilson.house.gov.
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This Thursday, 4/26 at 3pm ET, @RepWilson, @AAMCtoday, & @NationalMedAssn will be conducting a briefing on the strategies, policies, and action to address the lack of Black male physicians and Black men and boys on the pathway to become physicians. Link: https://t.co/Yeav3jIKFO https://t.co/sfze9SpuDM
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Mashup Score: 18
Black doctors are instrumental for better health outcomes in the Black population, but they are rare.
Source: QuartzCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
The percentage of Black male doctors in the US is the same today as in 1940: 2.6% vs. 2.7% https://t.co/76dZhcLNYd
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Mashup Score: 15
Breast cancer is slightly less prevalent among Black women in the U.S. compared to white women. But they have a 40% higher risk of dying due to early-onset breast cancer.
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Recently, when I posted about getting my annual breast cancer screening, a few of my breast radiologist and surgeon colleagues reached out to say they advise Black women , in particular, to get screened earlier than some of the guidelines recommend. https://t.co/CcyohEvjjV
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Mashup Score: 1Race and Ethnicity–Adjusted Age Recommendation for Initiating Breast Cancer Screening - 2 year(s) ago
This cross-sectional study investigates race and ethnicity–adjusted starting ages for breast cancer screening based on racial and ethnic breast cancer mortality disparities in the US.
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The article from @JAMANetworkOpen https://t.co/GmjxXw7RZI
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Mashup Score: 17
A quartet of investors say they’re only helping the dispossessed get what’s due. But their actions have exploited family divisions — and relatives on both sides of the deals say they’ve been ripped off.
Source: The CityCategories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
RT @dodaistewart: this investigation by @georgejoseph94 is truly upsetting -- a must read https://t.co/IWuhju8Ry9
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